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Magic For Humans on Netflix - anyone watch this?

peppermints

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Oct 25, 2017
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I have a feeling a lot of it is camera tricks and editing. But it's entertaining nonetheless, the host is pretty funny. It's a man on the street type of magic show.

There's one trick I can't figure out though. He has people come try a VR experience and asks them if they feel like they're levitating. He then pulls the stool out from under them and they levitate higher and higher until they're floating (with the headset on).

That has to be edited for TV right? Short of a transparent rising stool I can't figure out how that one works.
 
ColdSun

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Oct 25, 2017
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If I recall correctly, I read that he stated in an interview that there were no editing tricks during these. Joys of illusions, I guess.
 
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peppermints

peppermints

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ColdSun said:
If I recall correctly, I read that he stated in an interview that there were no editing tricks during these. Joys of illusions, I guess.
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Huh I'll have to look that up. I don't really care if the people on there are staged or actors because a lot of the tricks are still entertaining and things I haven't seen before.
 
ColdSun

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If Netflix still has it, you might also enjoy Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.
 
trikster40

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Oct 28, 2017
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I just found this on Netflix the other day and watched the first episode. He did some crazy stuff, like when he pulled his wife out of a suitcase that he was carrying around. Fun show, puts the Carbanaro Show to shame.
 
FinKL

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Oct 25, 2017
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Very entertaining, somewhat reminds me of Nathan for You.

The tech episode where he says the government is secretly chipping people is the best. He actually got all the people that saw the trick to believe they've been chipped because they clearly saw a bug come out of their arm, almost like the matrix lol

So happy I found this and wish the best for him.
 
Aarglefarg

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Oct 27, 2017
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I really liked the first episode, but the major impression I was left with from the second episode was of selective editing: of doing lots of performances and only showing certain ones.
 
Cat Dad

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Oct 25, 2017
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I really enjoyed this show and also hope for a season two. The phone tricks are my favorite parts.
 
Nightbird

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Oct 27, 2017
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I'm in love with this show.
After a Era of YouTube Pranksters, it's nice to see a show that is just all around wholesome and funny.


Also, Netflix seemed to have noticed the popularity of the invisibility trick, they uploaded it to YouTube haha

 
FTF

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Oct 28, 2017
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Haven't seen this yet but def want to check it out.

Nightbird said:
I'm in love with this show.
After a Era of YouTube Pranksters, it's nice to see a show that is just all around wholesome and funny.


Also, Netflix seemed to have noticed the popularity of the invisibility trick, they uploaded it to YouTube haha

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lol that was great.
 
ahoyhoy

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Oct 25, 2017
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Nightbird said:
I'm in love with this show.
After a Era of YouTube Pranksters, it's nice to see a show that is just all around wholesome and funny.


Also, Netflix seemed to have noticed the popularity of the invisibility trick, they uploaded it to YouTube haha

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So this show is 100% fake then? That's the impression this video gives me.
 
Z-Beat

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Oct 25, 2017
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Nightbird said:
I'm in love with this show.
After a Era of YouTube Pranksters, it's nice to see a show that is just all around wholesome and funny.


Also, Netflix seemed to have noticed the popularity of the invisibility trick, they uploaded it to YouTube haha

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This could've gone so wrong. What if he'd whipped his dick out and helicopter docked in people's faces?
 
nny

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Oct 25, 2017
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Oh wow, that clip was so good!

(I'm glad they didn't get a panic attack or anything of the kind)
 
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